Fender



Jan. 30, 1923. 1,443362 v. HEINRICH.

FILED 1922.

V/1LE N T/NE HEINRICH INVEN TOR.

A TTORNEY ll?m&eneerl Jan. 3, 1923..

UNlTED snmns -VALEINTINE HEINRICH, O1 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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App 1ication filed August 8, 1922. Serial N0. 580,406.

tect the hea lights 0f the vehicle without interfering with theprojection of light therefrom.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a fender structureincluding an extension as thus set forth, in which said extension is abowed element supported at its1 respective ends by the main fender, inorder to form a streng but simple device.

The invention Will be readily understood from the following descriptionof the aczompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an automobile with the fender inposition thereon. V

Fig. 2 is a and fanden The automoldile upon which the fender is mountedincludes the radiator l, front wheels 2 having m1'1d guards 3, and headlights 4 adjacent the mud uards and ab the respective sicles of the raiator.

The fender structure comprises transverse bars 5, vertically spaced andconnected by bars 6. The fender is mounted in position by supports 7,with bars 5 extending across the front of the vehicle below theheadlights. The transverse bars have rear wardly turned ends 5 adaptedto extend along the sioles 0f wheels 2.

plan view of the automobile The fender structure as thus describecl'forms a protection for that portion of the vehicle below the headlights,in the event of a collision, and also forms a guard for the protectionof pedestrians in the case of accident. The fender also includes anextensi0n for the protection 0f the headlights the bow being spacedabove the trmsverse bars 5. An upright bar 12 may c0nnect the upper mostbar 5 with the bowed member.

The bowed extension is so arranged as to osition its medial portionslightly in front of and opposite headlights 4, and at each headlight,said bow is formed with downwardly offset loops 13, extencling aroundthe lower part of the forwafd projection 0f the outline of saidheadlights.

By this arrangement the headlights, am ptotected by said bowed element,while permitting the unobstructed' projection of light. It Will also benoted that use of a bowed member as said extension provides a strongancl durable construction, anal affords a" simple and practical meansfor readily mounting said extension so as to be supported by the mainfender.

It will be apparent that various changes may be made in the constrctionas thus described, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a vehicle having h(aadlights, of a fendercomprising transverse bars extending across the front of said vehiclebelow said headlights, and an extension supported by said fender barsand extencling across the front of said vehicle above said fender bar-sand at said headlights, said extension having oflset prtions extendingaround said headlights.

2. The combination with a vehicle having headlights, of a fenderextending across the front of 'said vehicle and having oflset portionsextending around said headlights with a portion of said fender in thespac'e between said headlights. y 3. The combination with a vehiclehairi1ig headlights, of a fencler extending across the front of saidvehicle below said headlights,

and a bowed extension having the ends 0f said bow connected tosaid*"fender, with the medial ortion of said bo'w extending across thefront 0f said vehicle above said fender anal at said headlights.

4. The combination with a vehicle having headlights, ofi a fenderextending across the front 0f said vehicle below said headlights, and abowed eXtension having the ends of said bow eonnected to said fender,w-ith the medial portion of said bow extending across the front of saidvehicle above saidfe nder Q 1,44s,sa2

and at sai d heizdlights said medi;l ortion of the bowed extensionhaving ofiset portiolis extending around said headlights.

5. The combination with a vehicle having headlightsof a fender extendingacross the front of said vehicle below said headlights und -havingrgarwardly turned ends extending along the sides of the vehicle, and ab0wed extensionha'ving the ends of said bow connected to the rearwardlytrned arids of- 'said fender with the medial portion of said -bowextending across the front of said vehicle. above said fender and atsaid head lights.

6. The combination with a fender having rearwardly t urned ehds, of a,bowed extension having the ends of said bow conhe'cted 130 therearwardly turned ends 0f said fender with the medial por ti0n of saidbow spaced above said fender, said medial portion of 20 the bow havingvertically oflset portions' ad jacent the respective ehds thereof. J 7 Avehicle fender including a laterallyezgtending bar having rearwardlyturned ends und a laterally extending bowed extension above saidfenderbar und connected VALENTINE HEIN C

